-2011 Repeat Challenge - 'Those meaningless type of shots with Reed/Branches/Part of Plants poking out of a serene calm water which always ends up in blogs and magazines' - ( Full Colours Only + No Flowers)

Basically that. If it's not to theme, don't submit it. Make sure your shots look good. Otherwise I MIGHT DQ it. Make sure the main subject clearly pokes out of the water. and the reflection (clear or blurred) is significant. Do not complain if you get DQ-ed for not folowing the rules. For some visual examples, see http://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Challenge.aspx?ID=3746

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Announced:

Thursday, 4th August, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Thursday, 11th August, 2011 –
Wednesday, 17th August, 2011
(GMT)

Voting:

Thursday, 18th August, 2011 –
Wednesday, 24th August, 2011
(GMT)

Processing rules:

No HDR/Composites

Do not cut out the background

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Reasonable well composed shots only please.

Focus should not on the landscape behind, but the reed/branches in the water in front. I might DQ shots where the background overwhelms the main subject(s)

Your complaint (along with the complaints of others regarding this entry) will be
reviewed by the challenge owner. Depending upon the nature and applicability of the
complaint, the entry may be disqualified. In extreme circumstances the user who submitted
the entry may receive a ban from the challenge or series in question.